Toshio Suzuki is a Japanese film producer of anime and a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, as well as the former president of Studio Ghibli. Suzuki is renowned as one of Japan's most successful producers after the enormous box office success of many Ghibli films. His professional career started at Tokuma Shoten, joining the company shortly after graduation. He was assigned to the planning department of Asahi Geino, entertainment, magazine, where he was responsible for the manga coverage page. In 1973 he became the editor of the magazine's supplement Comic & Comic. In 1975 Suzuki was assigned to the editorial department of the monthly TeleVision Land (ja). In 1986 Suzuki served on the production committee for the first Studio Ghibli film. In 1989 officially joined Ghibli studios. Start